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Germany Week: STEPHAN ZIRWES – LENSCRATCH

Germany Week: STEPHAN ZIRWES – LENSCRATCH
This week Lenscratch will turn its sights upon the artistic output of German photographers who present a broad array of the personal, social, historical, and political influences of life in contemporary Germany. Germany’s contributions to the photographic realm are extensive from the earliest days of the genre. From August Sander’s People of the 20th Century,
via LENSCRATCH: http://lenscratch.com/2022/12/germany-week-stephan-zirwes/
Entering the photographic realm of Stephan Zirwes is an adventure in looking at the world from an entirely unique perspective. Your perception of swimming pools, airplanes, glaciers, oceans and many other subjects will be altered by his unusual point of view…directly overhead from various heights

December 9, 2022

Portfolios & Galleries

Stephan Zirwes
“Mezen: By Sky’s Edge” by Emil Gataullin – burn magazine

“Mezen: By Sky’s Edge” by Emil Gataullin
“Mezen: By Sky’s Edge” by Emil Gataullin “Here is a door behind which the hidden is revealed, enter and you will see not what one wants to see but what is” — writing on a big wooden cro…
via burn magazine: https://www.burnmagazine.org/essays/2022/12/mezen-by-skys-edge-by-emil-gataullin/
“Here is a door behind which the hidden is revealed, enter and you will see not what one wants to see but what is” — writing on a big wooden cross, Kuloy village, Arkhangelsk region, Russia.

December 9, 2022

Portfolios & Galleries

Emil Gataullin
In an Abandoned Soviet-Era Town, The Scars of War Remain – Feature Shoot

In an Abandoned Soviet-Era Town, The Scars of War Remain – Feature Shoot
When the photographer Hossein Fardinfard first visited the Soviet-era buildings of Tskaltubo, Georgia, he was struck by an overwhelming sense of stillness and silence. Though many of these spaces had…
via Feature Shoot: https://www.featureshoot.com/2022/12/in-an-abandoned-soviet-era-town-the-scars-of-war-remain/
When the photographer Hossein Fardinfard first visited the Soviet-era buildings of Tskaltubo, Georgia, he was struck by an overwhelming sense of stillness and silence. Though many of these spaces had been abandoned, there were, in fact, people living here–-all of them displaced by a war that changed everything more than 30 years ago. They opened their doors to him.

December 9, 2022

Portfolios & Galleries

Hossein Fardinfard
The Incredible Life’s Work of an Irish Street Photographer | PetaPixel

The Incredible Life’s Work of an Irish Street Photographer
Simply wonderful work.
via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2022/12/02/irish-street-photographer-reveals-incredible-lifes-work/
The Light of Day by Tony O’Shea depicts Ireland’s working classes in gritty urban environments. O’Shea’s images have both religious and political themes.

December 6, 2022

Portfolios & Galleries

Tony O’Shea
Dacia & Chauffeur – Photographs and text by Horatiu Sava | LensCulture

Dacia & Chauffeur – Photographs and text by Horatiu Sava | LensCulture
A visual love story to the most common automobile on the roads of Romania, and the people who drive them
via LensCulture: https://www.lensculture.com/articles/horatiu-sava-dacia-chauffeur
A visual love story to the most common automobile on the roads of Romania, and the people who drive them.

December 5, 2022

Portfolios & Galleries

Horatiu Sava
A Decade Among the Mennonites

A Decade Among the Mennonites
Larry Towell’s images reveal a little-seen, isolated world and raise questions about the unforgiving impact of tradition on families.
via Hyperallergic: http://hyperallergic.com/744838/larry-towell-a-decade-among-the-mennonites/
The Mennonites (GOST Books, 2022) records Towell’s decade among the Mennonites as they struggle to hold on amid changing times and hard luck. Out of print for the past 20 years, the newly edited, updated, and revised book features more than 100 photos, including 40 that have never before been published.

November 30, 2022

Books

Larry Towell
The Best and Worst of Times: Talking Photobooks With Aperture’s Lesley Martin – Interview with Lesley Martin, Aperture’s Creative Director | LensCulture

The Best and Worst of Times: Talking Photobooks With Aperture’s Lesley Martin – Interview with Lesley Martin, Aperture’s Creative Director | LensCulture
A leading expert in the field shares her thoughts on the “golden age” of photobooks and offers advice to aspiring authors
via LensCulture: https://www.lensculture.com/articles/aperture-foundation-the-best-and-worst-of-times-talking-photobooks-with-aperture-s-lesley-martin
If you can’t answer those questions honestly, you’re not ready to publish a book. Of course, that doesn’t mean you can’t make your own book. Go ahead and make a dummy; make a small private edition; play around with the form. But publishing a book is a slightly different step from making a book, practically speaking.

November 29, 2022

Books
photo-eye Favorite Books 2022

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As a result, photo-eye, now in our 44th year, is in a unique position to select books that we feel rise to the top and merit your attention and consideration.

November 26, 2022

Books
The Photo Issue: The Real Americana – Washington Post

The Photo Issue: The Real Americana
These images capture a joy, pride and love of a country that speak to the true American spirit.
via Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/magazine/interactive/2022/robin-givhan-american-flag-race-photography/
In Andre Wagner’s single image of a Black child gripping a small, wrinkled American flag in one hand while the other rests pensively on her chin, Wagner tells the complicated story of America. That Star-Spangled Banner is crumpled, as if it has been rolled up in a pocket, tucked away, its usefulness uncertain but nonetheless protected. This child, with the decorative beads in her cornrows, is dwarfed by the adults who stand on either side, by the enormous backpack, by the meat counter in the background. Her expression is sober, as if she’s considering weighty matters. A child with the brooding demeanor of an adult. A complicated child. An American child. A Black American.

November 24, 2022

Portfolios & Galleries

Amy Sacka, Andre D. Wagner, Brian Branch-Price, Chris Cook, Hector Emanuel, Jamel Shabazz, Joshua Lott, Shuran Huang, Tailyr Irvine, Vanessa Charlot, Yunghi Kim
Indigenious Photographers Week: Jaida Grey Eagle – LENSCRATCH

Indigenious Photographers Week: Jaida Grey Eagle – LENSCRATCH
Jaida Grey Eagle is an Oglala Lakota artist, currently located in St. Paul, MN. Jaida is a photojournalist, producer, beadwork artist, and writer. She is a member of the Women’s Photograph, Indigenous Photograph, and 400 Years Project.She is a Report for America Fellow with the Sahan Journal covering communities of color in the Twin Cities.
via LENSCRATCH: http://lenscratch.com/2022/11/jaida-grey-eagle/
Jaida Grey Eagle is an Oglala Lakota artist, currently located in St. Paul, MN. Jaida is a photojournalist, producer, beadwork artist, and writer. She is a member of the Women’s Photograph, Indigenous Photograph, and 400 Years Project.She is a Report for America Fellow with the Sahan Journal covering communities of color in the Twin Cities. She is also researching Indigenous photography at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts as an ongoing former Curatorial Fellow. She holds her Bachelors emphasizing in Fine Art Photography from the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

November 24, 2022

Portfolios & Galleries

Jaida Grey Eagle
Indigenous Photographers Week: Dakota Mace – LENSCRATCH

Indigenous Photographers Week: Dakota Mace – LENSCRATCH
Dakota Mace (Diné) is an interdisciplinary artist whose work focuses on translating the language of Diné history and beliefs. As a Diné (Navajo) artist, her work draws from the history of her Diné heritage, exploring the themes of family lineage, community, and identity. In addition, her work pushes the viewer’s understanding of Diné culture through
via LENSCRATCH: http://lenscratch.com/2022/11/indigenous-photographers-week-dakota-mace/
Dakota Mace (Diné) is an interdisciplinary artist whose work focuses on translating the language of Diné history and beliefs. As a Diné (Navajo) artist, her work draws from the history of her Diné heritage, exploring the themes of family lineage, community, and identity. In addition, her work pushes the viewer’s understanding of Diné culture through alternative photography techniques, weaving, beadwork, and papermaking.

November 23, 2022

Portfolios & Galleries

Dakota Mace
John Cantlie: Ten years since IS kidnap of British journalist in Syria – BBC News

John Cantlie: Ten years since IS kidnap of British journalist in Syria
The fate of photographer John Cantlie, kidnapped by the jihadist group in 2012, remains unknown.
via BBC News: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-63711446
Today marks 10 years since British photojournalist John Cantlie was kidnapped by Islamic State militants in Syria.

November 22, 2022

Access & Censorship

John Cantlie
Are the Women Photographers of Magnum Getting “Close Enough”?

Are the Women Photographers of Magnum Getting “Close Enough”?
Gender inequality is particularly notorious in photography. An exhibition at ICP asks how far the storied agency can evolve in supporting new perspectives.
via Aperture: https://aperture.org/editorial/are-the-women-photographers-of-magnum-getting-close-enough/
Gender inequality is particularly notorious in photography. An exhibition at ICP asks how far the storied agency can evolve in supporting new perspectives.

November 21, 2022

Portfolios & Galleries
Chris Maliwat: Subwaygram – LENSCRATCH

Chris Maliwat: Subwaygram – LENSCRATCH
At the 2022 Medium Festival of Photography, I was fortunate to sit across the table from Chris Maliwat, where I learned about his years-long project, Subwaygram. I was (and continue to be) intrigued by the breadth of this project, and the empathetic lens through which he recorded his subjects. This year, Chris published this series
via LENSCRATCH: http://lenscratch.com/2022/11/chris-maliwat-subwaygram-2/
At the 2022 Medium Festival of Photography, I was fortunate to sit across the table from Chris Maliwat, where I learned about his years-long project, Subwaygram. I was (and continue to be) intrigued by the breadth of this project, and the empathetic lens through which he recorded his subjects. This year, Chris published this series with Daylight Books. Today, I am happy to share a conversation we had about the work.

November 18, 2022

Portfolios & Galleries

Chris Maliwat
What Bernd and Hilla Becher Saw in the Remnants of Industry | The New Yorker

What Bernd and Hilla Becher Saw in the Remnants of Industry
The husband-and-wife photography team spent decades rigorously documenting the postwar architectural landscape—and captivated the art world along the way.
via The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/photo-booth/what-bernd-and-hilla-becher-saw-in-the-remnants-of-industry
In 1977, the critic Hilton Kramer wrote in the Times that the Bechers’ photographs “look like the sort of pictures one sees in a real estate office.” The unflappable Hilla was said to have responded, “That’s O.K. We like real-estate photographs.”

November 8, 2022

Photography

Bernd Becher, Hilla Becher
Camera-to-Cloud RAW is the Start of the Computational Revolution | PetaPixel

Camera-to-Cloud RAW is the Start of the Computational Revolution
This is a huge development that not enough people are talking about.
via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2022/11/03/camera-to-cloud-raw-is-the-start-of-the-computational-revolution/
Adobe recently announced new Camera to Cloud integrations, following its recent acquisition of Frame.io. The Fuji X-H2S will become the first stills camera to natively shoot “to the cloud”. This might seem like a niche feature, however look beyond the headlines and this could be a generational step change. Not only because of the ability save to the cloud (like Google Photos) but because of what this then enables.

November 5, 2022

Software & Technology
Police Training on Photographers’ Rights Aims to Curb Violence Against Press | PetaPixel

Police Training on Photographers’ Rights Aims to Curb Violence Against Press
It’s important that police understand a photographer’s rights.
via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2022/11/03/police-training-on-photographers-rights-aims-to-curb-violence-against-press/
Court-ordered training sessions between police and media have been taking place in Minneapolis, led by the National Press Photographers Association (NPPA).

November 4, 2022

Access & Censorship
One Mother’s Story of Raising a Son with a Rare and Severe Form of Epilepsy – Feature Shoot

One Mother’s Story of Raising a Son with a Rare and Severe Form of Epilepsy – Feature Shoot
“When David was a baby, I sang a special song to him,” Debe Arlook, David’s aunt, tells me. “I still do, and it seems to warm his heart because it…
via Feature Shoot: https://www.featureshoot.com/2022/10/one-mothers-story-of-raising-a-son-with-a-rare-and-severe-form-of-epilepsy/
“When David was a baby, I sang a special song to him,” Debe Arlook, David’s aunt, tells me. “I still do, and it seems to warm his heart because it makes him smile.” For more than two years now, Arlook has been collaborating with her sister Lori, David’s mom, to tell the story of their family.

November 3, 2022

Portfolios & Galleries

Debe Arlook
Alan Chin: The American Turmoil in “Infinity Goes Up On Trial”

Alan Chin: The American Turmoil in “Infinity Goes Up On Trial”
In his new book “Infinity Goes Up On Trial”, Alan Chin travels through the historical challenges that the USA faced since 2020.
via Blind Magazine: https://www.blind-magazine.com/en/news/alan-chin-travels-through-a-nation-in-turmoil-in-infinity-goes-up-on-trial/
Chin admitted that it comes naturally to him to weave his personal experiences—as a father, as a Chinese-American who grew up in New York City, as a photographer—into his visual exploration of 2020. “You actually can’t separate your own experience, as a participant and as a witness, from your experience as a journalist or photographer,” he said. “Right?”

November 3, 2022

Portfolios & Galleries

Alan Chin
Bill Owens: Suburbia at the Center of Photographic Art – LENSCRATCH

Bill Owens: Suburbia at the Center of Photographic Art – LENSCRATCH
It’s a month for nostalgia! Currently on the walls at the Center for Photographic Art in Carmel is the 50th anniversary of one of the seminal publications in the history of photography: Bill Owens’ Suburbia. Hailed internationally as the ultimate document of the American Suburban experience, this book and exhibition continue to show us who
via LENSCRATCH: http://lenscratch.com/2022/10/bill-owens/
A limited-edition publication, Bill Owens: The Legacy of Suburbia Photographs 1964-2022 is available with a special edition print included. This book features images from Bill Owens’ entire career from his work in Jamaica with the Peace Corp to his current Digital Renaissance. The book is available in an edition of 100. The book can be bought at gallery in Carmel or ordered through True North Editions.

October 31, 2022

Portfolios & Galleries

Bill Owens